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RANGE I Fild Sap t. 1, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1941- L V. BRUMBAUGH v2,264,657

RANGE Filed Sept. 1, 1937 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented 1941 UNITED. sTAr-Es Q PATENT OFFICE Isaac Vernon Bnlmbaugh. St. Louis, Mo assignor" to American Stove Company, St.

corporation of New Jersey Louis, 310., a

- Application September 1,1987, Serial No. 163.045 a (Cl. 126-39),

This invention relates to improvements in ranges and more particularly gas cooking ranges which for the purpose ofbeing more pleasing in appearance and blending with the present modern type of kitchen furniture, extend fiush to .the wall of the room against which they are positioned and which have a novel and improved manner of discharging the combustion gases of their ovens.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a gas, cooking range of pleasing appear-" ance;

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a gas burner in the oven and an open top burner chamber above the oven, provide a masher back in a vertical line above the inner wall pf said top burner chamber, provide a flue located back of said splasher back, providing an inwardly projecting wall extending to the wall of the room forming a vertical cool air space feeding primary and secondary'air upward through said even to the gas burner therein and the prodnets of combustion out through sald fiue and said air space also feeding primary and secondary air from said vertical space around said fiue to the gas burners in said burner chamber located above said even. Other specific objects, novel features of con- 'beautified in recent years they still have the tendencyto be unsightly in that there is an open space .between the rear end of the range andthe kitchen well against which it is placed. This space is unsightly and is rendered more unsightly by reason of the fact that it is extremly difiicult to either dust 'or clean behind the ranges. It has P also been extremely difilcult' to eitherrepaper or repaint the kitchen wall area immediately be--' hind a range, but this undesirable feature is obviated where ranges of the presentconstruction are utilized. Additionally the installation 'ofgas ranges has been such. that the unsightly gas pipes supplying gas to the ranges have been visible, but in the present improved range this undesirable feature has been overcome. a v

In attaining the desired ends it has been necessary to provide an improved fi arrangement for gas ranges inasmuch as the outlet fiuesof gas ranges are always at the rear thereof andfiin the 1 space between the rear of the range and the wall against which it is placed. "I'his fiuing arrangement issuch as to assure that the escaping produots of combustion do not stain or dirty the wall 'st'ruction and improved results of the invention will be pointed out in detail from the following. I

description appear incthe illustrations constituting the drawings.

m the drawings which illustrate a plurality of figures of the accompanying I gas ranges embodying the fundamentals of the present invention I Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a range embodying one form of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a-view in front elevation of a range of slightly. modified construction embodying the fundamentals of the present improved invention.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the range 4 appearing inFig. 2 ofthe drawings. The present tendency in the architecture of homes or residences is-to beautify the kitchens thereof to the greatest extent possible. Cooking stoves or ranges are a necessary part of the furniture in the kitchen 'of any home and it is therefore desirable that they present as pleasing an appearance as possible. The present tendency is also to have the kitchen furniture fiush with the kitchen walls which adds not only to the appearat the rear of the range. Having reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings w hich illustrates one embodiment of 'the present invention. it will be seen that in many respects the-gas range resembles those now sold and in general use inthat the'range has a fiush front made,up'of a series of door panels I; 2 and I which afford access to a plurality of ovens. and a utensil drawer, a panel 4 below 0 f the oven doors. and a manifold panel I hich extends across'the front of the range and forms a closure .for the front end of thecooking top burner chamber. The valve handles controlling fuel .tothe cooking top burners are de ignated at land are in horizontal alignment along the manifold panel 5 upon" which is also, conveniently positioned the settingwheel I of an automatic temperature oven regulator. Therange illustrated is of the center cooking top type and comprises a cooking top frame l-which is provided with swinging covers I and it which can be positioned to conceal the cooking top grids when the cooking top is not in use. Working top or table top surfaces and I! are at each side of the cooking top portion I of the range. A splash back i2 extends along the rear end of the range-in the usual and conventional manner. Inasmuch as therear end of all A ance of the kitchen, but simplifies the cleaningof the kitchen and keeping the kitchelrin 'a sanitary condition,

Although cocking ranges have been greatly ranges are spaced from the wall It against which the range is positioned the splash back I! is in Spaced P rallel relationship to the kitchenwau I;

The range supporting base is designated 2: It

One of the important features of novelty and improvement of the present range comprises extending the end walls ll of the range rearwardly beyond the rear end I8 of the range so that their rear edges l9 abut the kitchen wall l3 against which the range is positioned. -Although it is not absolutely essential it is also desirable to elongate or deepen the range base 14 so that it too has its rear end 20 abutting the kitchen wall with the rear legs l of the range also abutting the kitchen wall rather than being spacedoutwardly therefrom in the conventional manner.

Another feature of difierence of the present range over conventional ranges is that a cap or cover 2| is provided and extends from the upper edge of the splash back l2 into'abutting relationship with the kitchen wall. l3.

The result of the construction thus far described is that the open space now found behind the rear wall of a gas range and the kitchen wall against which it is positioned is completely closed in at its sides by the end walls ll ;of the range and at its top by the cap 2|.

The improved fiuing arrangement clearly appears in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings where it will be seen that an elongated flue box A is'disposed behindthe cooking top burner chamber and receives in its one endthe combustion gases fromthe oven behind the door I and in its other-end the combustion gases from the oven behind the door 2. 'A supplemental vertically extending flue box B is positioned in the space between the splash back and the kitchen wall l3 and has communication at its lower end with the aforementioned horizontally disposed flue box A. The splash back I2 isprovided with louvre outlets 22 with the result that the combustion gases are discharged in front of the rear end of the range and in front of the splash back inlet openings 35 in the front of the range at its l2 in a direction away from the kitchen wall l3 so that the wall is not either stained or discolored.

'In the event that a flue pipe connected with a chimney is used a removable cap 23 is provided in the main cap 2| and is suitably connected to a collared outlet opening 24 which is provided in the upper end of the vertical flue box B. This -collared opening is normally closed but can be opened when a flue pipe outlet is provided and when such an outlet is provided the products of combustion will travel out this outlet pipe rather than out through the louvres 22 due to the draft which said outlet pipe will create.

The main gas supply pipe can be brought into the range for the delivery of gas in several difielient manners, two of which are illustrated in the drawings, one in full lines and one in dotted lines. In the full line illustration the 'gas supply pipe 25 is illustrated as coming up through the floor adjacent one of the rear comers of the range and having its horizontal portion 26 extending through the utensil compartment C and then having an upwardly extending portion 21 which terminates in a horizontally extending portion 28 across the front of the cooking top burner chamber immediately behind the front manifold panel 5 thereof. It will be evident that gas for the oven behind the door I can be led oiI from th horizontal portion 28 of the ipe which horizontal portion supplies gas for he cooking top burners. Gas for the oven behind the door 2 can be obtained by a lead-off pipe from the vertical portion 21 of the main supply P pe.

The optional manner of bringing the gas to the range and one in which even the small heretofore mentioned portion 25 of the pipe is not visible, is illustrated in dotted lines and comprises bringing the pipe. up through the floor at a point approximately midway the rear end of the range as indicated at 29 and then bringing the pipe forwardly as at 30 through the utensil compartment and then extending it upwardly as at 3| so that it joins the horizontally extending pipe 28 approximately intermediate the ends thereof.

Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings illustrate a slight modification of the range appearing in Fig. l, but Fig. 1 of the drawings should be read in conjunction therewith in that in Fig. 3 of the drawings the space D behind the rear wall 3| of the range and the kitchen wall l3 more clearly appears.

Inasmuch as Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings illustrate a range so nearly similar to that appearing in Fig. 1 reference numerals similar to those applied to Fig. 1 are to a large degree applied to these flguiies of the drawings. In the sectional view the cooking top burner chamber K behind the front manifold 5, the oven E behind the door 2 with the oven burner 32 and the utensil drawer chamber F with the drawer G, are all clearly illustrated.

In these two figures of the drawings the end walls 11* not only have their rear ends 2|! abutting the kitchen wall but also have their lower edges 33 extending flush with'and resting upon the kitchen or room floor l6. At the front of the range it is undercut as appears at. 34. Primary and secondary air for the oven and cooking top burners is admitted through a series of air lower edge. The bottom 30 of the utensil compartment is also provided with a series of air inlet openings 31 while the top 38 of the chamber is similarly provided with a series of air inlet openings 39. The horizontally disposed flue box A clearly appears in Fig. 3 of the drawings from which it will also clearly appear that it has communication with the oven chamber E through an opening 40 and communicates at its upper end with the vertical flue box B. the rear wall 4| of which is insulated ,soHis to prevent dangerous overheating of the kitchen wall l3.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings the range is illustrated as being provided with a flue outlet pipe 42 which communicates at its lower end with the flue box B while its upper end enters the kitchen wall I: for communication with a chimney flue. Fig. 3 of the drawings illustrates the optional form of the range where the flue pipe 42 is eliminated and the collared opening 24 is closed by a cap 23.

Incidentally in respect to the ranges appearing in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive a cap 23 of a peri'orated nature to permit the warm air generated in the space D behind the range to escape and thus prevent undue overheating of the space or chamber D is utilized when the stack connection '42 is not used. W

In Fig. 2 of the drawings the main gas supply assess? I 3' front end of the cooking top burner chamber behind the front manifold panel 5 thereof whichis similar to the pipe portion 28 described, in

' respect'to the Fig- 1 form of range.

Another feature which is common to the ranges illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings is that in closing in the space behind the ranges that either the end walls of the ranges are provided with upwardhv extending portions 41 which are disposed above the'top line or top surface of the range (see Fig. 1) or the splash backs I! are provided with rearWardly extending end portions 48 (see Fig. 2).

I claim:

1. A gas range comprising a housing having a 15. the splasher back and said extension forming a 'bumer chamber at its top, a gas burner therein, an oven below said chamber having a gas burner therein, a splasher back extending vertically from the rear end of, said oven, a wall extending inward from said splasher back and downwardly and inwardly around the edge of said range and extending to the wall of a room in which-the structure is placed forming an air cooling space between said splasher back and said oven and flue located'back oi said splasher back having its lower end connected with the top oi said oven but out of communication with said air cooling I space, said air cooling space having communication with the lower portion of said oven and with the opening in the top of said oven, and said air cooling space and said flue enclosed within said space'having air escape openings in their upper portions wherebyra flushagainst the wall gas rangeis produced.

. 2.'A flush against the wall gas range, comprising a housing an oven containing a gas burner, .a gas burner chamber above said oven containing a gas burner, a splash back ex tending upward from the inner wall oi. said oven, a flue located back of said splash back an xtending upward, saidflflue having its lower d substantially closed but freely communicating at its lower endv with the upper rear end of said oven and its upper end having an .escape opening, a wall extending inward to flush against the wall of -a room around the top and side edges of said s'plash' back and the rear edges of said housing, said-flue being enclosed within said inwardly extending wall, said inwardly extend-'- ing wall forming an air cooling. space between said oven and flue, said air cooling space having communication with said oven through its-bottom and outlet in its upper portion, whereby a practical-flush against the wall gas range is produced.

8. A flush against the wall gas range, comprising a housing having an oven containing a gasburner, a gasburner chamber above said oven containing'a gas 'bumer, a splash back extending upward from the inner wall 0! said oven, a'flue located back-oi said splash backand ex tending upward, said flue having its lower end substantially closed but ireely communicating at its lower end with the upper rear end of said oven and its upper end having an escape opening,

a wall extending inward to flush'against the wall or a room around the top and side edges of said splash back and the rear edges ofsaidhousing,

tending wall, saidinwardly extending wall forming an air cooling; space between said oven and flue, said air cooling space having communication with said oven'through its bottom and-an outlet in its upper portion and said air cooling 75 said open top burner chamber, a vertically ex.

.. oven, 8' gas space communicating with and supplying air tor said burner within'the chamber over said oven, whereby a practical flush against the wall range is produced."

6 4. An improved gas range comprising a rectangular housing having at its top a chamber, a burner in said chamber, an ovenlocated below said bumer chamber, a gas burner within said oven, gas supplies connected with said burners,

10 a vertical splasher back' projecting upward from the in'nerend or said oven, aflush against the wall extension projecting inward against the Y wall of a room throughout the width and tone! the splasher back, the inner'wall oi said oven vertical air flue with its inner end abutting against the wall of the room in which said 110118! ing is placed, a secondflue within said first mena products of combustion escape.

5. A gas ranfincomprising housing having an b er in said oven, an open top burner chamber on top of said oven, the housin: having a gas supply connected-with both said burners,.a'splasher back extendingupward from and substantialhr in a vertical line with the inner end of said open top burner chamber, a vertically extending flue back of said splasher back and having its lower end communicating with the upper inner end or'said oven, an inwardly extending wail around the sides and ,top 0! said splasher back and said housing; said inwardly extending wall 01' a width to reaeha wall era 40 room to term a flush against the wall range with a cooling air passage behind the housing, and an. -air passage extending below said housing and communicating upward (through said oven to burner, whereby a practical flush against the'wall gasrangeisprovided. i

6.4 gas range comprising a housing'having \awprovide primary and secondary air for said oven 4 an oven, a gas burner in said oven, an open top burner chamber on top 01' said oven, the housing having a gas supply connected with both said burners, a splasher back extending upward from and substantially in a vertical line with theinner end of mid open top burner chamber, a vertically extending flue back of said splasher back and having its lower end communicating with the Dimer inner end of said oven, an inwardly .extending wall around the sides and top or said splasher back and said housing, said inwardly extending wall'of a width to reach a wall 01 a 60, room to term a flush ag inst'the wall range with cooling s: air passage extending below said housing and e behind the housing, and an communicating upward through said oven to provide primary and secondary air for said oven burner and communicating around said flue to.

, said burners in said-open top burner, chamber, whereby a practical flush againstthe wall gas range is provided.

g g y g 7. Ages range comprising a housing having-an saidflue being enclosed within said inwardly exoven.a gas burner n sa d o ema open top burner chamber on top or said oven, the housing having a gas supply connected" with both said burners, a

having its lower'end open to the air, a vertical 5 1! all supplies and th W burner wi h ing its lower end communicating with the upper inner end of said oven, an inwardly extending wall around the sides and top 0! said splasher back and said housing, said inwardly extending wall of a width to reach a wall of a room to form a flush against the wall range with a cooling air passage behind the housing extending throughout the width of said housing, and an air passage extending below said housing and communicating upward through said oven to provide primary and secondary air for said oven burner, whereby a practical flush against the wall gas range is provided. I M

8. A gas range comprising a housing having therein an oven with a burner therein and a cooking top burner chamber with a burner therein, the housing having a gas supply connected with upward from and substantially in a vertical line with the inner end of said cooking top burner chamber, a vertically extending flue back or said splasher back and having its lower end communicating with the upper inner end' or said oven, an inwardly extending wall around the sides and top of saidsplasher back and said 'both said burners, a splasher back extending housing, said inwardly extending wall or a width to reach a wall of a room to form a flu'sh against the wall range with a cooling air passage behind the housing extending throughout the width of said housing, and an air passage extending below said housing and communicating upward through said oven to provide primary and secondary-air for said oven burner, whereby a practical flush against the wall gas range is provided.

ISAAC VERNON BRUMBAUGH. 

